Vertical Transportation eXcellence

Elevator and Escalator Consultants

Projects

Commercial

From mixed-use complexes to corporate headquarters, we design effective, safer, and more energy-efficient vertical transportation systems to meet the needs of our environmentally conscious clients.

Many of our projects focus on enhancements. With our expertise in condition assessments, renovation design, and adaptive reuse, we help our clients uphold today's standards for safety, convenience, and aesthetics while minimizing the impact on the building's operations.

Beginning with the initial planning stages, spanning through design, program, and construction management, our team of professionals offers the professional experience necessary to meet project needs.

Representative Commercial Projects

Collier Center – CB Richard Ellis

Location: Phoenix, Ariz.

Performed maintenance audit inspections of six outdoor escalators at the Collier Center in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, on behalf of the property management company CB Richard Ellis to gauge the adequacy of maintenance performed by their existing service company prior to completion date of their maintenance contract.

Dauphin County General Authority

Location: Harrisburg, Pa.

Conducted maintenance and safety audits of elevators installed. Our report focused on reliability, safety, and the feasibility of expanding to 30-stories with the existing equipment.

Foulger-Pratt Management, Inc.

Location: Fairfax, Va.

Performed equipment surveys and maintenance audits for elevators and provided modernization recommendations and useful life cycle assessments.

Next Property Management, Inc.

Location: Philadelphia, Pa.

Provided consulting services to develop a comprehensive performance-based, preventative-maintenance program at the Avenue of the Arts parking garage. Also performed maintenance and safety audit of geared traction passenger elevators.

Oxford Valley Mall

Location: Langhorne, Pa.

VTX provided consulting services for a comprehensive modernization program. The design included new door panels and operating equipment and air conditioning units. VTX also provided bid support services to inspect three elevators.

Parkway Corporation

Location: Philadelphia, Pa.

Conducted maintenance and safety audits on two overhead geared-traction elevators at the Parkway parking garage at 12th and Walnut Streets and 150 N. Broad Street. Conducted a maintenance and safety audit of three overhead geared traction elevators and two hydraulic elevators located at the Parkway parking garage at 8th Street.

Philip Morris USA

Location: Richmond, Va.

Performed a condition assessment and report detailing conditions with recommendations for repair and modernization at the headquarter building.

Related Management, Co.

Location: New York, N.Y.

Provided vertical transportation consulting services on an as needed basis, including escalator consulting services for transit escalators at Time Warner Center.

About VTX

Vertical Transportation Excellence (VTX®) has been operating as a specialized services division of Gannett Fleming, Inc. since 2000. VTX focuses on the design, modernization, and maintenance of elevators, escalators, and moving walks. Our experience is in new building design, modernization, preventative maintenance and maintenance management, and people mover systems, as well as integration with intelligent building design concepts.